diff --git a/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml
index 64710701cfe109f5b2c67a7b0640dcf23ea5a950..eaf4f0f7169c113e9a48c5d486415f7a3e8a6f01 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ ubuntu_pkg_removals:
  - lxd
  - lxc
  - libvirt-bin
+ - open-iscsi
 
 redhat_pkg_removals:
  - libvirt
  - libvirt-daemon
+ - iscsi-initiator-utils